Indira Gandhi International IGI Airport New Delhi India
Indira Gandhi International Airport is situated in the New Delhi is a major gateway to India. It acts as a vital connector between India and other countries. This airport is named after former Prime Minister of India Smt.Indira Gandhi. The airport functions as the chief civilian air travel center for the National Capital Region of India. The airport was initially functioned by the Indian Air Force later its direction was channelized to the Airport Authority of India.
The Airport is furnished with state-of-the-art class (IIIA), a landing system making it usable even during heavy foggy weather. The Airport currently handles 13100 domestic and 9500 International passengers daily on an average. Indira Gandhi International Airport was consulted the 4th best airport award in the world and 'Best Improved Airport' in the Asia Pacific Region by Airport Council International.
Delhi airport possesses 2 terminals, domestic and international. The domestic terminal is Terminal 1 and international terminal is Terminal 2. The Domestic terminal is further split up into two sub terminals viz. Terminal 1A, Terminal 1B and Domestic Arrival Terminal. The International Terminal (Terminal II) possesses thirty five airlines flight for the major cities of the world.
Terminal 1A provides domestic airlines of the national Indian Airlines and its subsidiary, Alliance Air whereas terminal 1B take off private airlines namely Jet Airways, Air Deccan and Air Sahara and other private airlines. The road length among the 2 terminals is about 8 kms. The newly Terminal 3 building has the capability to deal with 33 million passengers yearly.
According to Government’s plan, Indira Gandhi International Airport is put forward to get privatized by the path of Joint Venture, to privatize the 4 metro airports for rendering world class terminals and other facilities to its passengers.